Facts and figures

pictures: © LIN, Finn Geipel + Giulia Andi, Berlin / Paris

Name of project: Transformation eines U-Boot-Bunkers in Saint-Nazaire

Description of project: The transformation and restructuring of three cells at the submarine base in Saint-Nazaire into two event halls: VIP – “Venue for contemporary music (Scène de Musiques Actuelles)” and LiFE – “International centre for emerging art forms (Lieu international des Formes Emergentes)” and one public space.

Ort: Alvéole 14, Quartier Ville Port, Saint-Nazaire, Frankreich

Client: Stadt Saint-Nazaire

Awarding Authority: Société Nazairienne de Développement (SONADEV)

Architect: LIN, Finn Geipel + Giulia Andi

Team: Hans-Michael Földeak (project manager), David Letellier, Philip Rieseberg, Simon-Martin Schultze, Marie Taveau, Cécile Grelier, Annabelle Munsch, Philip Hegnauer, Amélie Poncety, Aurélie Berhault, Thomas Kupke, Nacera Mahi, Marc Dujon, Timo Foerster, Joseph Hanimann, Paris

Surface: 3300 m² (Alvéole 14), 2.270 m² (public space)

Cost: 5,9 Mio € (Alvéole 14), 1,2 Mio € (public space)

Competition: 03/2003

Construction: 10/2005 bis 04/2007